Broadcast channel identification

ABSTRACT

An apparatus including a memory for associating at least one user defined channel identifier with at least one selection item of the apparatus and a control unit coupled to the memory, the control unit being configured to cause one of the at least one user defined channel identifier to play when a corresponding one of the at least one selection item is activated by a user.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.15/223,930 filed on Jul. 29, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat.No. 9,425,911, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 9,008,598. Theabove-identified application is herein incorporated by reference in itsentirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The aspects of the invention relate to mobile, television and radiodevices (i.e. communication devices) and, more particularly, tocommunication devices that can receive broadcast transmissions.

2. Brief Description of Related Developments

Mobile devices such as, for example, mobile phones, televisions andradios may provide the ability to receive broadcast transmission such asinternet, radio or television broadcasts. While listening to thebroadcasts through, for example, a headset or a speaker of the mobiledevice, a user rarely looks at the mobile device when switching channelsor stations from one radio or television broadcast station to another.The controls for switching stations may be located on the cord of theheadset so that the user does not interact directly with the mobiledevice when switching stations. Because the user does not look at themobile device to determine which station the user is listening to, theuser does not immediately know which station is playing on the device.

It would be advantageous to have a mobile device permitting a user toswitch stations of the mobile device and immediately know which stationis playing without looking for this information on a display of themobile device.

SUMMARY

In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatusincludes a memory for associating at least one user defined channelidentifier with at least one selection item of the apparatus and acontrol unit coupled to the memory, the control unit being configured tocause one of the at least one user defined channel identifier to playwhen a corresponding one of the at least one selection item is activatedby a user.

In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided. The method includesassociating a broadcast reception channel of the device with a broadcaststation that can be received by the device, associating an identifierwith the broadcast reception channel and mixing the identifier over abroadcast received from the broadcast station on the broadcast receptionchannel when the broadcast reception channel is activated, theidentifier identifying a selected broadcast station to the user.

In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is provided.The computer program product includes a computer useable medium havingcomputer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer toplay a channel identifier. The computer readable code means in thecomputer program product includes computer readable code means forcausing a computer to associate at least one user defined channelidentifier with at least one selection item and computer readable codemeans for causing a computer to play one of the at least one userdefined channel identifier when a corresponding one of the at least oneselection item is activated by a user.

In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatusincludes a channel preset unit configured to allow a user to associateat least one broadcast receiving channel of the apparatus with at leastone input selection key of the apparatus, a channel identifier unitconfigured to allow a user to associate an audio identifier with the atleast one input selection key and a controller configured to detect anactivation of the at least one input selection key for a particularbroadcast receiving channel, identify the associated audio identifierassociated with the particular broadcast receiving channel, and activatethe audio identifier to play over an active signal on the particularbroadcast receiving channel.

In another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatusincludes an associating means for allowing a user to associate at leastone broadcast receiving channel of the apparatus with at least one inputselection key of the apparatus, a first identifying means for allowing auser to associate an audio identifier with the at least one inputselection key, a detecting means for detecting an activation of theinput selection key for a particular broadcast receiving channel, asecond identifying means for identifying the associated audio identifierassociated with the particular broadcast receiving channel and anactivation means for activating the audio identifier to play over anactive signal on the particular broadcast receiving channel.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided. Theapparatus includes an associating means for associating at least oneuser defined channel identifier with at least one selection item of theapparatus and an activation means for causing one of the at least oneuser defined channel identifier to play when a corresponding one of theat least one selection item is activated by a user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing aspects and other features of the present embodiments areexplained in the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile device incorporating featuresof the disclosed embodiments;

FIG. 2 illustrates a mobile device in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment;

FIG. 3 illustrates another mobile device in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary apparatus incorporatingfeatures of an exemplary embodiment that may be used to practice theexemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 shows a flow diagram in accordance with a method of an exemplaryembodiment;

FIGS. 6-8 illustrate exemplary menus in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT(s)

FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a mobile telecommunicationterminal 100 according to one embodiment. Although aspects of theinvention will be described with reference to the exemplary embodimentsshown in the drawings and described below, it should be understood thatthe aspects could be embodied in many alternate forms of embodiments. Inaddition, any suitable size, shape or type of elements or materialscould be used.

The system and the mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1 are used forease of illustrating the disclosed embodiments and such illustrationsare not intended to limit the aspects of the invention as claimedherein. A mobile device 100 including a transceiver 150 is used forcommunicating with a base station 170 via an antenna 160. The basestation 170 may be any suitable broadcast station such as, for example,a telecommunication, radio, television or internet broadcast station.The base station 170 may be in communication with other mobile devices180, portable or stationary televisions 195 or portable or stationaryradios 190 via a communications network 165. The communications networkmay be any suitable communications network such as, for example, awireless network or a wired network depending on the device receivingthe signal. For example, television 195 may receive a data transmissionvia a wired network through a cable television provider or via awireless network in the case of satellite or over-the-air digital (highdefinition) television broadcasts, the radio 190 may receive dataover-the-air via radio broadcasts and the mobile devices 180 may receivedata over-the-air via a packet switched transmission or the internet.The wireless network may be any suitable network such as, for example, alocal area network, a wide area network, a cellular network and thelike.

Within mobile device 100, a control unit 140 is coupled to thetransceiver 150. The control unit 140 may comprise signal processingcircuitry in order to process e.g. voice data and message data (e.g. SMSor MMS) from a user of the mobile device 100 and provide the transceiver150 with the processed data for transmission to the base station 170.Likewise, the control unit 120 may comprise signal processing circuitryfor processing data received from the base station 170 in order toprovide the user of the mobile device 100 with e.g. audio, image, videoor message data. The control unit 140 may also comprise signalprocessing circuitry for processing radio or television broadcasts inaccordance with, for example, radio or television software algorithmsstored in memory 130. The radio broadcasts may be, for example, AM, FMor digital radio signals. The television broadcasts may be, for example,analog signals or digital signals in accordance with any suitablebroadcast standard such as for example, the digital videobroadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) standard. Alternatively (not shown) someor all of the signal processing functionality may be provided byspecialized circuitry in the mobile device 100. The control unit mayalso be configured for receiving and processing streaming video and/oraudio from any suitable source (e.g. service provider) such as, forexample, on the internet. The streaming video and/or audio may be, forexample, from a podcast or an internet radio or television station.

The control unit 140 may be coupled to a display 110 for providing auser of the mobile terminal 100 with visual data regarding, for example,the radio, television or internet broadcast, a specific call inprogress, telecommunication numbers stored in the mobile device 100,signal strength of the wireless communication link 165, messagesreceived from other mobile devices, etc. The display 110 can be of anysuitable type and variety. The control unit may also be coupled to aspeaker 115 and/or a connectivity port 116. The connectivity port 116may provide a connection for peripheral devices such as, for example,external speakers or headsets. The speaker 115 and/or the connectivityport 116 may provide a user of the mobile device 100 with audible dataregarding, for example, the radio or television broadcast, etc.

The control unit 140 may also be coupled to an input unit 120, which maybe in the form of a keyboard/keypad; an on-screen touch-sensitivekeyboard; a navigation wheel or joystick for scrolling and selectingitems; digits and/or characters shown on the display 110; and amicrophone 117 for receiving sound signals such as voice.

In accordance with one embodiment, the device 100 may be, for example,the mobile phone 200 illustrated in FIG. 2. The mobile phone 200 may beany suitable mobile phone. The mobile phone 200 may have a display 210,a keypad 220, an ear piece speaker 230, volume keys 240A, 240B, amicrophone 250, a loud speaker 260 and a connectivity port 270 for theconnection of peripheral devices such as, for example, headsets. Inalternate embodiments, the mobile phone 200 may have any suitableconfiguration.

In accordance with another embodiment, the device 100 may be anysuitable PDA such as PDA 300 illustrated in FIG. 3. The PDA 300 may havea keypad 320, a touch screen display 310, a pointing device 330 for useon the touch screen display 310, a loud speaker 340 and a connectivityport 350 for the connection of peripheral devices. The PDA may alsoinclude a microphone 360. In alternate embodiments, the PDA 300 may haveany suitable configuration. In still other alternate embodiments, thedevice 100 may be a personal communicator, a tablet computer, a laptopor desktop computer, a television, a radio or any other suitable devicecapable of housing the speaker 115 and/or connectivity port 116 andsupporting circuitry such as the control unit 140.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the mobile device 100 may have internet,radio and television broadcast receiving software algorithms stored inthe memory 130 of the mobile device 100. Each of the internet, radio andtelevision software programs or features may have any suitable number ofdefinable memory locations that may allow a user to access any suitablebroadcast channel such as, for example, radio, television or internetbroadcast channels that are available to the user. The memory locationsmay be accessible through any suitable input selection key of the mobiledevice 100, such as a dedicated function key, a hot key, a multifunctionkey, a hard and/or soft key or a user definable key. The user mayassociate the memory locations to correspond to certain internet, radioor television broadcast channels such as, for example, the internet,radio or television channels listened to most frequently by the user(FIG. 5, Block 500). In alternate embodiments, a user may access thememory locations by scrolling through and activating/selecting menuitems of the mobile device 100. The menu items may be any suitable itemssuch as, for example, numbers, letters or symbols. These selection items(e.g. the keys or menu items) associated with the memory locations foridentifying an internet, radio or television channel may allow a user todirectly access an internet, radio or television channel withoutscanning or scrolling through, for example, each and every internet,radio or television broadcast channel/frequency available to be receivedby the mobile device 100. These keys and menu items associated with theradio, television or internet broadcasts are referred to herein aschannel presets.

In one example, there may be a set of channel presets for each of theinternet, radio and television broadcast receiving software such as, forexample, set 800 for the internet broadcast channels, set 600 for theradio channels and set 700 for the television channels. The sets ofchannel presets may be switchably selected by a user using, for example,the input unit 120 and/or display 110 when each of the internet, radioor television features of the mobile device 100 are selected. Forexample, when the user activates the radio broadcast feature of themobile device 100 the channel presets are automatically switched tocorrespond to the radio channel presets. When the user selects thetelevision broadcast feature the channel presets are automaticallyswitched to correspond to the television channel presets and when theuser selects the internet broadcast feature the channel presets areautomatically switched to correspond to the internet broadcast channelpresets. Where the sets of channel presets are selectable depending onthe active function of the mobile device 100 (e.g. internet, radio ortelevision broadcast reception), the channel preset keys for the radio,television and internet presets may overlap. For example, in the radiobroadcast receiving software, the user may define channel preset numberone 610 to correspond to FM radio channel frequency 104.6, in thetelevision broadcast receiving software the user may define channelpreset number one 710 to correspond to television channel eight and inthe internet broadcast receiving software the user may define channelpreset number one 810 to correspond to internet broadcast channel fornews information.

In alternate embodiments, there may be one set of channel presets forboth the internet radio and television broadcast receiving software. Forexample, in the radio broadcast receiving software, the user may definechannel preset number one to correspond to FM radio channel frequency104.6, channel preset number two to correspond to FM radio channelfrequency 99.1. In the television broadcast receiving software the usermay define channel preset number three to correspond to televisionchannel eight while in the internet broadcast receiving software theuser may define channel preset number four to correspond to the internetchannel for news information. Where there is one set of channel presets,the channel preset numbers do not overlap. Although the term “channelpreset number” is used, the channel presets may be identified in anysuitable manner such as by symbols, letters, etc.

The channel presets may be defined and associated with a selection itemsuch as a key or menu item of the mobile device 100 through, forexample, a settings or options menu 620, 720 of the device 100. Theremay be separate settings menus for the radio broadcast receivingsoftware, the television broadcast receiving software and the internetbroadcast receiving software. In alternate embodiments, the settingmenus may be combined where the user specifies the type of broadcasteach of the channel presets is to be associated with. In other alternateembodiments, any suitable settings menu or method for defining thechannel presets may be utilized. Referring to FIGS. 6-8, the user mayselect menu item number one (i.e. preset channel location number one)610, 710, 810 with, for example, a scroll key, stylus, or any othersuitable pointing device such as scroll key 280 or stylus 330. Throughthe settings or option menu 620, 720, 820 the user may assign a name tothe channel preset. For example, in the radio function preset number one610 may be assigned the name 630 “KISS FM”, in the television functionthe name 730 “WVIT” may be assigned to preset number one 710 and in theinternet broadcast function the name 830 “NEWS” may be assigned topreset number one 810. In the options menu 610, 720, 820 the user mayalso assign or associate the radio 640, television 740 or internet 840broadcast stations to the presets as shown in FIGS. 6-8.

In one example, any suitable keys may be utilized to access the channelpresets such as for example, the keys of keypad 320 on the PDA 300.These channel presets may be accessed or selected directly through acorresponding key on the input unit 120, through a stylus acting on atouch screen or by any suitable menu such as those shown in FIGS. 6 and7. For example, the channel presets may correspond to any suitable keysof the input unit 120. Referring to FIG. 2, depending on whether theuser is using, for example, the internet, radio or television feature ofthe mobile device 100, preset channel one 610, 710, 810 may correspondto the “number one” key 220A on the keypad 220 of the mobile device 200,while preset channel button two corresponds to the “number two” key 220Bon the keypad 220 and so on. In another example, the presets may bescrolled through using any suitable keys on the device 100, such asscroll key 280 or a peripheral device, such as a headset control,connected to the device 100. Where the device is equipped with a touchscreen a user may scroll through the presets using scroll bar 660, 760,860.

Scrolling through the channel presets may be substantially similar toscrolling through the names and numbers of an address or phone bookstored in a mobile device. For example, in alternate embodiments thechannel presets may be scrolled through and selected by activating asingle key on the device. For example, the single key may be amultifunction key so that pressing, for example, the top or bottom ofthe multifunction key may scroll through the broadcast stations. Themultifunction key may be activated or pressed repeatedly or held down bythe user to scroll through and highlight the stations. The stations maybe activated by, for example, pressing the center of the multifunctionkey. In alternate embodiments, a station may be selected by, forexample, stopping on or highlighting a particular station where after apredetermined amount of time the station is automatically selected bythe device 100 or the user may activate or hold down the multifunctionkey after the station is highlighted. In other alternate embodiments, aseparate selection key may be used in conjunction with the multifunctionkey for activating or selecting a broadcast station. In still otheralternate embodiments, the channel presets may be accessed or selectedin any suitable manner such as, for example, by a scroll knob or byvoice recognition.

In operation, the user of the mobile device 100 may be listening to aninternet, radio or television broadcast using a headset connected toconnectivity port 116 or through a speaker of the device 100 such asspeaker 115. The user may change or scroll through internet, radio ortelevision channels via suitable controls located on a cord of theheadset or by a suitable key of the input unit 120. The key may be, forexample, a dedicated channel selection key, a channel preset key asdescribed above or a soft key of the input unit 120. While switchingchannels, the user may not be able to look at the display 110 of thedevice 100 so that an accident or collision may be avoided such as when,for example, the user is walking in a crowded area or riding a bicycle.In other situations, the device 100 may be in a location where the usercannot see the display 100 of the device such as when the device 100 isthe user's purse or pocket.

In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, when a user defines thechannel presets, a user may also associate or define a link to channelidentifiers 670, 770, 870 corresponding to each of the channel presets(FIG. 5, Block 510). The channel identifier 670, 770, 870 may be, forexample, a sound or tune file, such as files 650, 750, 850 indicated inFIGS. 6-8 that identifies or alerts the user as to which broadcaststation the user is listening to. For example, the file 650 may be asound recording that audibly announces the call sign of the radiobroadcast channel (e.g. “Kiss FM”). These sound or tune files 650, 750,850 may be stored in the memory 130 of the device 100. The channelidentifier may be any suitable sound recording or file such as, forexample, a digital mp3 (.mp3), wave (.wav), real audio (.ram) or midi(.mid) file or a digital recording made in any suitable format from ananalog signal such as, for example, an AM/FM radio signal. The recordingmay be created by the user and may be, for example, a voice recording ofthe station call sign, channel or frequency number or recorded from aradio or television broadcast through the device's microphone 117. Inalternate embodiments, the channel identifier may be a tune or sounddownloaded from the Internet such as, for example, from the radio ortelevision channel's website into the memory 130 of the mobile device100. In other alternate embodiments, the channel identifiers may befiles downloaded or transferred into the mobile device 100 from otherdevices such as other mobile devices via any suitable communicationconnection such as, for example, a Bluetooth connection. The sound ortune may also be a sound or tune preinstalled in the mobile device 100during its manufacture. In other alternate embodiments, any suitablesound or tune may be utilized as the channel identifier.

The device 100 may be configured to allow a user to configure thechannel identifier such as through, for example, a suitable settingsmenu. For example, the user may be able to turn the channelidentification on and off, adjust the volume at which the identifier isplayed or specify whether the channel identifier is to be played overthe received broadcast or if the broadcast is to be suspended or mutedwhen the identifier is played. In alternate embodiments, the channelidentifier may be adjusted or configured in any suitable manner.

The control unit 140 of the device 100 may cause the channel identifier650, 750 to be played automatically when its corresponding channelpreset is selected so that it is mixed on top of the broadcast audio(FIG. 5, Block 520). For example, when the user selects channel presetnumber one 610 in the radio feature of the mobile device 100 thecontroller automatically causes the identifier 650 to play on top of theradio broadcast. In alternate embodiments, the broadcast audio may besuspended (e.g. muted) while the channel identifier is played. In stillother alternate embodiments the channel identifier may be presented tothe user in any suitable manner. This allows the user to perceiveaurally what channel the user has switched to and may enable a user tochange or scroll through the preset radio or television channels withoutlooking at a display 110.

The exemplary embodiments may also include software and computerprograms incorporating the process steps and instructions describedabove that are executed in different computers. FIG. 4 is a blockdiagram of an exemplary apparatus 400 incorporating features of anexemplary embodiment that may be used to practice the exemplaryembodiment. As shown, a computer system 410 may be linked to anothercomputer system 420, such that the computers 410 and 420 are capable ofsending information to each other and receiving information from eachother. In one embodiment, computer system 420 could include a servercomputer adapted to communicate with a network 430 for receiving, forexample, Internet, television or radio broadcasts. The server computermay be a gateway for allowing any connected device, such as anothercomputer, television, radio or mobile device to receive information fromthe network 430. Computer systems 410 and 420 can be linked together inany conventional manner including, for example, a modem, hard wireconnection, wireless connection, or fiber optic link. Generally,information can be made available to both computer systems 410 and 420using a communication protocol typically sent over a communicationchannel or through a dial-up connection on an ISDN line. Computers 410and 420 are generally adapted to utilize program storage devicesembodying machine readable program source code which is adapted to causethe computers 410 and 420 to perform the method steps of the exemplaryembodiments. The program storage devices incorporating features of theexemplary embodiments may be devised, made and used as a component of amachine utilizing optics, magnetic properties and/or electronics toperform the procedures and methods of the exemplary embodiments. Inalternate embodiments, the program storage devices may include magneticmedia such as a diskette or computer hard drive, which is readable andexecutable by a computer. In other alternate embodiments, the programstorage devices could include optical disks, read-only-memory (“ROM”),floppy disks and semiconductor materials and chips (e.g. flash memory,EEPROM, EPROM, etc).

Computer systems 410 and 420 may also include a microprocessor forexecuting stored programs. Computer 410 may include a data storagedevice 440 on its program storage device for the storage of informationand data. The computer program or software incorporating the processesand method steps incorporating features of the exemplary embodiments maybe stored in one or more computers 410 and 420 on an otherwiseconventional program storage device. In one embodiment, computers 410and 420 may include a user interface 450, and a display interface 460from which features of the exemplary embodiments can be accessed. Theuser interface 450 and the display interface 460 can be adapted to allowthe input of queries and commands to the system, as well as present theresults of the commands and queries.

The disclosed exemplary embodiments may allow a user of, for example, amobile device to define a channel identifier corresponding to a channelpreset of the mobile device. This may allow the user to switch, forexample, radio or television channels without having to look at themobile device to determine which radio or television channel has beenselected.

It should be understood that the foregoing description is onlyillustrative of the embodiments. Various alternatives and modificationscan be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from theembodiments. Accordingly, the present embodiments are intended toembrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances that fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

1. (canceled)
 2. An apparatus comprising: a first selection itemcomprised of a key or a display item, the first selection itemconfigured to select a first streaming media source; a memory forstoring a first user-created sound file in association with the firstselection item, the first user-created sound file comprising an audibleidentification of the first streaming media source; and a control unitcoupled to the memory, the control unit configured to: in response to auser input, selectively turn on and turn off audible identification forthe first selection item; and in response to audible identificationturned on for the first selection item, and upon activation of the firstselection item, cause the audible identification from the firstuser-created sound file to play; wherein the first user-created soundfile does not play upon activation of the first selection item whileaudible identification for the first selection item is turned off. 3.The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the memory stores a first link to thefirst user-created sound file, in association with the first selectionitem.
 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first streaming mediasource is a media source provided on the Internet.
 5. The apparatus ofclaim 4, wherein the first streaming media source is an Internet radiostation.
 6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first streaming mediasource provides streaming audio.
 7. The apparatus of claim 4, whereinthe first streaming media source provides streaming video.
 8. Theapparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a second selection itemcomprised of a key or a display item, the second selection itemconfigured to select a broadcast reception channel; wherein the memoryis also for storing a second user-created sound file in association withthe second selection item, the second user-created sound file comprisingan audible identification of the broadcast reception channel; andwherein the control unit is further configured to: in response to a userinput, selectively turn on and turn off audible identification for thesecond selection item; and in response to audible identification turnedon for the second selection item, and upon activation of the secondselection item, cause the audible identification from the seconduser-created sound file to play; wherein the second user-created soundfile does not play upon activation of the second selection item whileaudible identification for the second selection item is turned off. 9.The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a second selection itemcomprised of a key or a display item, the second selection itemconfigured to select a second streaming media source; wherein the memoryis also for storing a user-created second identification in associationwith the second selection item, the second identification correspondingto an audible identification of the second streaming media source; andwherein the control unit is further configured to: in response to a userinput, selectively turn on and turn off audible identification for thesecond selection item; and in response to audible identification turnedon for the second selection item, and upon activation of the secondselection item, cause the audible identification from the seconduser-created sound file to play; wherein the second user-created soundfile does not play upon activation of the second selection item whileaudible identification for the second selection item is turned off. 11.A method, comprising: at a mobile device, associating a first streamingmedia source receivable by the device with a first selection item of auser interface of the device, the first selection item being one of akey or a display item; associating a first user-created sound filestored in a memory of the device with the first selection item, thefirst user-created sound file comprising an audible identification ofthe first streaming media source; in response to a user input,selectively turning on and off audible identification for the firstselection item; and responsive to audible identification turned on forthe first selection item, and upon activation of the first selectionitem at the device, causing the device to play the audibleidentification from the first user-created sound file; wherein the firstuser-created sound file does not play upon activation of the firstselection item while audible identification for the first selection itemis turned off.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of causingthe device to play the audible identification from the firstuser-created sound file comprises: mixing the audible identificationfrom the first user-created sound file with audio from the firststreaming media source.
 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the step ofcausing the device to play the audible identification from the firstuser-created sound file comprises: muting audio from the first streamingmedia source; during the muting step, playing the audible identificationfrom the first user-created sound file.
 14. The method of claim 11,wherein the first streaming media source is a media source received bythe device over the Internet.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein thefirst streaming media source is an Internet radio station.
 16. Themethod of claim 14, wherein the first streaming media source providesstreaming audio.
 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the first streamingmedia source provides streaming video.
 18. The method of claim 11,further comprising: associating a broadcast channel receivable by thedevice with a second selection item of the user interface of the device,the second selection item being one of a key or a display item;associating a second user-created sound file stored in a memory of thedevice with the second selection item, the second user-created soundfile comprising an audible identification of the broadcast channel; inresponse to a user input, selectively turning on and off audibleidentification for the second selection item; and responsive to audibleidentification turned on for the second selection item, and uponactivation of the second selection item at the device, causing thedevice to play the audible identification from the second user-createdsound file; wherein the second user-created sound file does not playupon activation of the second selection item while audibleidentification for the second selection item is turned off.
 19. Themethod of claim 11, further comprising: associating a second streamingmedia source receivable by the device with a second selection item ofthe user interface of the device, the second selection item being one ofa key or a display item; associating a second user-created sound filestored in a memory of the device with the second selection item, thesecond user-created sound file comprising an audible identification ofthe broadcast channel; in response to a user input, selectively turningon and off audible identification for the second selection item; andresponsive to audible identification turned on for the second selectionitem, and upon activation of the second selection item at the device,causing the device to play the audible identification from the seconduser-created sound file; wherein the second user-created sound file doesnot play upon activation of the second selection item while audibleidentification for the second selection item is turned off.